Jurgen Melzer vs Marat Safin — Indian Wells Masters Round of 128
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 128
2 — 1
Sets
Thursday, 13 March 2008 ·
hard
Melzer J.7-6 2-6 6-2
Safin M.
Melzer J.
7262
Safin M.
6621
Jurgen Melzer defeated Marat Safin 7-6 2-6 6-2 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Jurgen Melzer came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 64. Jurgen Melzer extended the head-to-head to 5–1.
Key context
- Match story: Jurgen Melzer closed it out in three sets, 7–6 2–6 6–2.
Head to head
4–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-08-31 | US Open | R128 | hard | Jurgen Melzer | 1-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 |
| 2006-10-02 | Metz | R16 | hard | Jurgen Melzer | 4-6 6-2 7-6 |
| 2004-11-01 | Paris Masters | R16 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-2 7-5 |
| 2004-05-13 | Hamburg | R16 | clay | Jurgen Melzer | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2004-05-10 | Hamburg Masters | R16 | clay | Jurgen Melzer | 6-4 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Even
59%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.2
9.0
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 83). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast